The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1887-08-25
PROF. LEGARE S LECTURE.
Editying and Entertaining A Synopsis Of some
OF the Best Points.

night at Nichols Hail. on the subject Of ed
ucation, was a most admirable production,
and dealt with Our Schools and Scholar"
IN various phases It displayed compre-
tension of the matter that comes alone
from profound thought and experimental
knowledge. He inveghed against many of
the popular ideas and prejudices of the day
and advocated that kind of education that
developed the mental, moral and physical
womanhood and manhood, in harmony with
the highest standard of usefulness and CON-
mon sense practical life.
He advocated the necessity for readjust-
ing our methods OF study to suit the chang
ed condition of events Natural science
calls for more attention, so that people may
understand modern. life in its great develop
ment. The exclusive study of ancient lam
guages no longer best, to the neglect of
science and modern languages with the ac-
emulation of modern knowledge
A more thorough training in our mother
tongue called for Our pupils often know
more Of a dead language, to the neglect Of
the English, which is now spoken by more
than half the civilized world and has in its
literature vast accumulations of literature
gathered from all tongues and all ages
The myths Of the Roman and Greece are a
poor substitute for the grand truths laid up
in the repository of English literature.
The methods in our schools received some
sharp criticisms. The pupils are often
made Intellectually sharp, at the expense of
their morals and manners Character
should be the first thing developed and new
er neglected for anything else. The proper
work OF the school is the development of
the whole being, mind, body and SOU, to
make the most perfect man or woman, leay
ing to later tine tho training in particular
branches of life work
The hot house plan Of education was crit
icised, in which the pupil was overcrowded
With work, the results being injury to health
and useless smatterng of number of
studies with no thorough knowledge Of any
Nor should so much time be taken up in
making show of the pupils progress This
leads TO examining the mind with mach use
less trash with the object of display, and Of
Ten the most diligent students are dscour-
aged and held back, if they possess the
commendable virtues of modesty and diff
dence.
The speaker objected to the present meth.
cd Of examinations at the end of the ses
sion which principally determine the stand
ing of the pupils He showed that this lead
to the examining process of study which
leads to much evil. Inplace of it he preferred
to review and examine at short intervals
during the session, thus fixing more perlaa-
nently the division Of subject.
He spoke OF the great drawback to good
school work, arising from the fact that
young ladies We're allowed to bestow so much
attention upon society and the beaux-that
no time is left for work with their books.
He had no hope of doing anything of value
with the beau-crazy girls.
In regard to the WILDCATS" sowing class
OF young men, the theory has been sug-
gested, that they are throwing themselves
away SO as to have the proper sensational
foundation for emulating successfully the
two Sans, and becoming evangelist. It
wopld be veil los thea 10 remember anoth-
er Sam of ancient memory, whose ranks
they will find it hard to desert, and whose
skill in handling his forces is not to be de-
splsed. He usually marches his recruits
straight down to perdition. He enlis:s his
eQnsaripts for lie
As 10 the increasing class Of fast boys.
cigarette-smokers tobaeco-chewers, holiday
strikers &c, and of the fast girls, brassy
girls, loud girls, gum chewing girls, et id
omae geaus,-we have very little to say.
In regard to the first class, we should adopt
the suggestion of the RjTm, snam age, re-
ierfng TO the boys who struck for more
time at Northern school, The Age sug
gested that board of arbitration come be-
tween the boys and the teacher, the board
being about two feet long and two inches
wide, and applied vigorously But a. 10
what should be dane with ,he g,ris aforesaid.
the Lord only knows, do not
His lecture was scholarly and chaste and
afforded a rare intellectual treat to those
present Harwood Seminary has the right
man in the right place he 10 eminently
capable Of aling the position to the satislac-
ton Of our people.
AT the conclusion Of the lecture, Prot. j.
G. Harris, Principal CT the Male Academy.
was called on and responded in an i'm
promptly speech q go4a ten inmates. much
to the editcation Of the audience. His talk
was earnest, sound and sensible. He paid
a high compliment to Prot Legare bril-
liant lecture, and endorsed the sentiments
uttered with the exception of one Or two
| pQlp,J OF difference. frof Harris spoke
OF the advanced methods of teaching, and
theimportance Of education as a qualification
TO good citizenship and as defence to the
nation. There were least $50 boys and
girls in Marietta who should be in school
whereas not more than half that number at
'eadea the schools in the city the past term.
lie urged a greater zeal and interest in the
cause Of education and more united sup
port Of our schools.
Marietta is to be congratulated on having
such able instructors At the lead al her ed
aeational institutions, and ii now remains
Tor our people to stand shoulder to shoulder
in the support Of these schools, and these
gentlemen will do their part. In the intro.
ductory, Mr.. B. r. Legg made some very
| supplementary re,aarks as 10 our schools
and equally as complimentary to the liber
altY OF our citizens.